Kiki Iriafen scored 17 of her 25 points in the second half, JuJu Watkins added 20 points and each pulled down 11 rebounds to send No. 2 Southern California past fifth-seeded Michigan 82-70 and into the Big Ten championship game.
JuJu Watkins scored 30 points and No. 4 Southern California defeated second-ranked UCLA 80-67 on Saturday night to clinch the program's first Big Ten regular-season title in its league debut.
The Trojans appeared poised for a made-for-TV push to face off against Arkansas in a play-in game for the right to be considered the 11 seed in the Midwest. Instead, travel has railroaded Musselman's first-year efforts, leaving his program gasping for enough juice to possibly squeeze out an NIT appearance.